| adroit |
skillful with the hands; dextrous. |
| affluent |
having a lot of money; rich; wealthy. |
| allay |
to quiet or lay to rest (fears, doubts, and the like). |
| cerebral |
characterized by intellect or reason. |
| dross |
anything that is worthless or useless; rubbish. |
| enrapture |
to cause to be in rapture or to be ecstatically joyful. |
| fop |
a man who is highly concerned with, and often vain about, his appearance and manners; dandy. |
| frond |
a long leaf with many small divisions. Ferns and palm trees have fronds. |
| lithe |
characterized by light, graceful, flexible movements. |
| morose |
gloomy or sullen. |
| odious |
provoking or deserving of hatred; loathsome or repellent. |
| realist |
a person who tends to see or present things as they actually are. |
| recalcitrant |
stubbornly disobedient; refractory. |
| skirmish |
a minor or preliminary battle between small military units. |
| suppress |
to stop the activities or progress of, especially by force. |